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Hyogo / National
| Postal code | 657-8501 |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-1 Rokkoudai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo |
| Department to contact | Academic Affairs Group, Faculty of Law |
| Phone | 078-803-7234 |
| Fax | 078-803-7292 |
| International Students Examination | There is special selection. |
| Admission capacity | a few (for the 2027 school year) |
| Applicants | 2 (for the 2026 school year) |
| Successful candidates | 1 (for the 2026 school year) |
| Number of international students | 8 (for the 2026 school year) |
| Number of privately financed international students | 7 (for the 2026 school year) |
| Application fee | 17,000 yen (for the 2026 school year) |
| Admission fee | 282,000 yen (for the 2026 school year) |
| Tuition per year | 535,800 yen (for the 2026 school year) |
| Department(s) | Law |
| Distribution of application forms | Beginning of December |
| Availability of previous exams | Not available. |
| Entry (Spring) | April, 2026 entry |
| Application category | Special Selection for Privately Financed International Students |
| Starting date for application submission | December 22, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | January 7, 2026 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | February 25, 2026 |
| Notification of examination result | March 10, 2026 |
| Deadline of enrollment procedures | Middle of March, 2026 |
| Admission procedures - Application from outside Japan | Available. |
| Admission procedures - Visiting Japan for entrance exam | Necessary. |
| Sections of exam prepared by the college or university | Application screening process, Interview, Written examination (essay) administered by this faculty |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Designated subjects | Japanese as a Foreign Language, Japan and the World, Mathematics 1 or Mathematics 2 |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Language in the exam | Japanese language |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Referred exam | 2025 |
| English examination | Using TOEFL |
| Remarks | For details regarding the entrance examination schedule and other information, please refer to the "Application Guidelines for the 2026 Special Selection for Privately Financed International Students (Faculty of Law, Kobe University)," which is scheduled to be released in early December 2026. |
Last update: Aug. 11, 2026
